Questions to Ask | During and After an Organization Vision Presentation

We can understand the organization's strategy by asking the following questions: 

• What are the organization's major strategic objectives right now?
• What is our organization already great at? What to improve? 
• What is our organization's weakness? We plan to do and not do? 
• What are the major needs, challenges, and opportunities we face over the next six months? Year? In the long term?
• How does my team fit into this picture? 
• What are my group's role and top priorities in carrying out this strategy? 
• How can I communicate the strategy to my team?

When listening to leaders explain their vision and objectives, we can use these answers to gain deep insights.  Additionally, you would use your own observation to spotting the strategic changes. 

After leaders present the new organizational vision, they are likely to pause and ask if there are any questions. In this situation, you don't want to keep silent. It's a great opportunity to interact and engage in the conversation. Let me give you a few questions you can ask in this situation:

• What are the changes from our previous vision? Why do we need to change? Do we have any specific challenges we'd like to address now? Any suggestions or plans on how to adapt to change? 
  These safety questions allow leaders to elaborate on the decisions and talk about changes. From the follow-up with the question, we can also find out why changes are needed and what each individual needs to adapt to align with the organization's goals.
• Are there any risks associated with our vision?
  Any decision has risks. Listening to leadership's risk assessment can determine the execution process. For example, the leader's vision is to build strong customer relationships, learning, innovation, and operational efficiency. Risks may exist in conflicting priorities between innovation and customer needs. If this is a projected risk, we can create a steering committee to prioritize requests.
• What does our team's success look like?
  ​This is another way of interpreting vision. This question allows leaders to connect their idea to the team's expectations.

Asking the right questions is crucial for success. Prepare to gain insights, build relationships, and advance your career by asking questions.​

Resources 

• ​116 Strategic Questions to Ask Senior Leaders - With Sample Answers